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ar·ro·gance

 (ăr′ə-gəns)
n.
The state or quality of being arrogant; overbearing pride.
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ar•ro•gance

(ˈær ə gəns)

n.
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride; haughtiness.
Sometimes, ar′ro•gan•cy.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.arrogance - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiorsarrogance - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness
superbia, pride - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
condescension, disdainfulness, superciliousness - the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
contemptuousness - the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return"
hubris - overbearing pride or presumption
domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingness - the trait of being imperious and overbearing
superiority - displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension"
snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism - the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
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arrogance

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arrogance

noun
The quality of being arrogant:
haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superciliousness, superiority.
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Translations
عَجْرَفَه، غَطْرَسَه، عَنْجَهِيَّه
arogancedomýšlivost
arrogancehovmodighed
arogancija
hroki
arogancia
nadutostoholost
arrogans
kibirkendini beğenmişlik

arrogance

[ˈærəgəns] N → arrogancia f, prepotencia f (esp LAm)
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arrogance

[ˈærəgəns] n → arrogance f
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arrogance

n → Arroganz f, → Überheblichkeit f
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arrogance

[ˈærəgəns] n → arroganza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

arrogant

(ˈӕrəgənt) adjective
extremely proud; thinking that one is much more important than other people.
ˈarrogantly adverb
ˈarrogance noun
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